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Extraordinary Pakistan rescues caught on camera
It took over 12 hours to free all eight people stuck in a cable car dangling hundreds of metres above a ravine in Pakistan. The army was deployed with dramatic scenes of soldiers scaling ropes but tactics were forced to change because of bad weather and dwindling daylight. Watch the extraordinary videos of the successful…
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Rolling Stones tease new album with local newspaper advert
Getty Images By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent The Rolling Stones appear to have revealed the title of their new album with an advert for a fictional glass repair business in a local newspaper. The ad, which appeared in the Hackney Gazette, referenced several of the band’s best-known songs. “Our friendly team promises you satisfaction,”…
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Pakistan cable car: Relief as all passengers brought to safety
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Kelly Ng & Kathryn Armstrong in Singapore and London One of the children stuck in a cable car above a ravine in Pakistan has described the ordeal, saying he thought “it was my last day and…
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Andrew Tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of trial
Getty Images By Lucy Williamson BBC News Details of graphic evidence compiled by Romanian prosecutors, alleging that Andrew Tate coerced women into sexual acts, have been seen by the BBC. Warning: This article contains language and details that some readers may find disturbing The case file summary, containing hundreds of pages of testimony and transcripts,…
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FTX founder Bankman-Fried living on bread and water, lawyer says
Reuters By Mariko Oi Business reporter Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is “subsisting on bread and water” in prison, according to his lawyer. The prison he is being held in ahead of his trial has not provided a vegan diet he requested, his lawyer says. Last year, Mr Bankman-Fried was charged…
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Mar-a-Lago IT manager implicates Trump in classified files case
Getty Images By Chloe Kim BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been implicated by one of his employees in a classified documents case, according to a court filing. Yuscil Taveras, an IT director identified as Trump Employee 4 in legal documents, changed his testimony after switching lawyers, say prosecutors. He now accuses Mr…
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Zimbabwe election: Voters head to the polls with inflation on their minds
Reuters By Shingai Nyoka BBC News, Harare Zimbabweans are going to the polls in presidential and parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by the country’s soaring inflation. The day has been declared a public holiday to allow the 6.62 million registered voters a chance to vote. President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces 10 challengers, including Nelson Chamisa…
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How South Africa’s oldest Quran was saved by Cape Town Muslims
By Mohammed Allie BBC News, Cape Town A Quran – neatly handwritten more than 200 years ago by an Indonesian imam who had been banished to the southern tip of Africa by Dutch colonisers – is the pride of Cape Town Muslims who jealously guard it at a mosque in the city’s historic Bo Kaap…
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Three reasons why Trump’s arrest in Georgia may be different
Getty Images When Donald Trump turns himself in as expected on Thursday in Georgia to be charged with an election plot, the process may follow a script unlike his previous three arrests this year. During bookings in New York, Florida and Washington DC – where the former president has pleaded not guilty – he got…
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Chandrayaan-3: India’s Moon lander Vikram aims for historic lunar south pole landing
ISRO By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India is looking to make history on Wednesday with its third lunar mission is set to land on the Moon. If Chandrayaan-3 is successful, India will be the first country to land near its little-explored south pole. It will also be only the fourth country to achieve a…